Emily Harle

Ofsted's chief inspector Amanda Spielman highlights the need for changes to recruitment and retention practices in children's social care. Picture: Ofsted

News 13 December 2022

Number of children waiting for SCH places doubles in one year, finds Ofsted

Social Care

Thousands of settings have closed in a year, Ofsted finds. Picture: AdobeStock

News 13 December 2022

Early years registrations at six-year low, Ofsted reports

Ofsted

The Care Review's evidence group advises its implementation board to keep children's rights at the heart of reforms. Picture: Adobe Stock/SeventyFour

News 9 December 2022

Care Review evidence group warns against hasty reform

Social Care

Study finds that LGBTQ+ young people can experience rejection and discrimination within the care system, due to their identity. Picture: Adobe Stock/Martaklos

News 6 December 2022

Care system fails to meet needs of LGBTQ+ young people, research warns

Social Care

Campaigners have desribed the proposals as a 'travesty' for the sector. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 6 December 2022

Campaigners slam proposed quality standards for supported accommodation

Social Care

More than half of care-experienced young people said they would like care experience to be a protected characteristic. Picture: Adobe Stock/Martinan

News 5 December 2022

Young people back calls to make care-experience a protected characteristic

Social Care

Rishi Sunak has been urged to create the EHE register. Picture: Parliament UK

News 5 December 2022

Rishi Sunak pressed to bring forward register of home-schooled children

Education

NHS Digital finds that a quarter of young people aged 17-19 in England may have a mental health problem. Picture: Adobe Stock/Monkey Business

News 1 December 2022

In numbers: Spike in children with suspected mental health issues

Health

The UK Youth Parliament have spoken in the House of Commons. Picture: UKYP

Analysis 1 December 2022

UK Youth Parliament tender bids to expand reach of programme

Youth Work

More than 200 unaccompanied child asylum seekers have gone missing from unregulated hotels, whilst under care of the Home Office. Picture: Adobe Stock/Lydia Geissler

News 29 November 2022

Experts slam government inaction over child asylum seekers reported missing

Social Care

Gail Tolley will lead the independent commission. Picture: ADCS

News 28 November 2022

Former Brent DCS Gail Tolley to lead Oxfordshire education commission

Education

The debate's low turn-out has been criticised. Picture: Ben Twomey/Twitter

News 25 November 2022

Government response to Care Review delayed

Social Care